Install PulseView (& gettext) on Apple M1 Silicon (aarch64, arm64)

install-pulseview-gettext-macos

# install xcodes
brew install robotsandpencils/made/xcodes aria2

# install & select latest version of xcode
xcodes list | awk 'END{system("xcodes install " $1"; xcodes select " $1)}'

# install x86-64 homebrew
arch -x86_64 /bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"

# switch to x86_64 homebrew
eval "$(/usr/local/homebrew/bin/brew shellenv)"

# install x86_64 gettext
arch -x86_64 brew install gettext

# link libintl.8.dylib into expected location
sudo mkdir -p /usr/local/opt/gettext/lib
sudo ln -s /usr/local/Cellar/gettext/0.21.1/lib/libintl.8.dylib /usr/local/opt/gettext/lib/libintl.8.dylib

# download PulseView-NIGHTLY.dmg and copy PulseView.app to your /Applications folder
https://sigrok.org/download/binary/pulseview/PulseView-NIGHTLY.dmg

# ...then CTRL+right click PulseView.app and left click "Open". Done!

# and for switching back to arm64 homebrew, just run:
eval "$(/opt/homebrew/bin/brew shellenv)"

Did get this work on M2 using @Architeuthis-Flux and @jwhitlark addition. Seems that gettext has newer version as mentioned by @Architeuthis-Flux mentioned. I also needed to download latest stable 0.4.2.

This is exact steps I followed

# install xcodes
brew install robotsandpencils/made/xcodes aria2

# install & select latest version of xcode
xcodes list | awk 'END{system("xcodes install " $1"; xcodes select " $1)}'

# install x86-64 homebrew
arch -x86_64 /bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"

# switch to x86_64 homebrew
eval "$(/usr/local/homebrew/bin/brew shellenv)"

# install x86_64 gettext
arch -x86_64 brew install gettext

# link libintl.8.dylib into expected location
sudo mkdir -p /usr/local/opt/gettext/lib
sudo ln -s /usr/local/Homebrew/Cellar/gettext/0.22.5/lib/libintl.8.dylib /usr/local/opt/gettext/lib/libintl.8.dylib
## NOTE THIS MIGHT HAVE NEWER VERSION, SO CHECK VERSION NUMBER

# download latest stable and copy PulseView.app to your /Applications folder
https://sigrok.org/download/binary/pulseview/PulseView-0.4.2.dmg
# need to use this version stable version

# ...then CTRL+right click PulseView.app and left click "Open". Done!

# and for switching back to arm64 homebrew, just run:
eval "$(/opt/homebrew/bin/brew shellenv)"

I believe nightly versions are using different python version or something as that's where it crashes.

Thank you for confirming it worked for you @jniemin! I had it working on an old intel mac, and had given up on my M2 until I saw your comment.

Your instructions worked for me! I had a couple of problems around signing into my apple developers account, and gettext install hanging, but the first was easily solved, and the second don't seem to be an issue.

So now Pulseview works fine for me. Thanks again!

As an extra step for Mac M2max I had to brew reinstall dbus and link the specific /opt path to the installed homebrew lib fln -s /usr/local/opt/dbus/lib/libdbus-1.3.dylib /usr/local/homebrew/Cellar/dbus/1.14.10/lib/libdbus-1.3.dylib.

But then it also works to open pulseview.app.

Right now, version PulseView 0.4.2 (64bit) works directly on my Mac M3 Pro without additional steps.

Great news @Wyatt-Bennett! Glad they fixed it upstream.

As an extra step for Mac M2max I had to brew reinstall dbus and link the specific /opt path to the installed homebrew lib fln -s /usr/local/opt/dbus/lib/libdbus-1.3.dylib /usr/local/homebrew/Cellar/dbus/1.14.10/lib/libdbus-1.3.dylib.

But then it also works to open pulseview.app.

Thank you, it work for me on MacOS 15.3.2 M2 Max, but I need to install dbus with this command: arch -x86_64 /usr/local/homebrew/bin/brew install dbus because native arm version still not working for me

Update: this thread link to a ARM64 native build, work out of the box: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/testgear/new-sigrokpulseview-hardware-support-(siglent-sds-hd-rigol-dho800-)/

I tried to run the build from this forum and it works for me on macos 15.3: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/testgear/new-sigrokpulseview-hardware-support-(siglent-sds-hd-rigol-dho800-)/